Applications open for 2025 Family Land Heritage program
Texas farmers and ranchers who have kept their land in continuous agricultural production for at least 100 years can apply to the Family Land Heritage program. The program, which is administered by the Texas Department [...]
Changes announced to livestock trading
Changes will soon be made in the live and feeder cattle and lean hog markets after industry representatives expressed concerns [...]
Universities receive USDA funding to study citrus greening
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded universities $20.1 million to research the Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The funding is [...]
Proposal to cut crop insurance, fund summer meal program
President Barack Obama has released a budget proposal that includes $18 billion in cuts to crop insurance over the next [...]
Farm income falling for a third year
Farmers will likely see a drop in profit for the third straight year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Texas oil, gas revenues in decline
After Texas oil and gas companies paid $13.8 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in 2015, the [...]
Stripe rust hitting Texas wheat fields
Early sightings of stripe rust in Texas winter wheat fields should prompt farmers to scout their fields. The infestation, although [...]
Judge approves sale of historic Waggoner Ranch
The sale of the nation’s largest contiguous ranch was approved in a Vernon courthouse this morning. For decades, Waggoner family [...]
Conaway: USDA does have authority to make cottonseed designation
By Jessica Domel News Editor Congressman Mike Conaway of Texas is firing back at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]